Weekly’s Sports Ticker: Grizzlies football pounces on Santa Cruz to remain undefeated in league play
The Pajaro Valley High football team improved to 2-0 in league play following a dominating 46-10 win over Santa Cruz High in Pacific Coast Athletic League Santa Lucia action Oct. 5.
Brian Flores had a pair of rushing touchdowns for the Grizzlies, who exploded for...
Sharks begin to heat up at the right time | High school baseball
St. Francis High baseball head coach Ken Nakagawa has no doubt this year’s group is talented enough to go on a Central Coast Section title run.
The faith has always been there.
But more importantly to him, it's just a matter of when they can get...
Grizzlies work on getting back to winning form | Boys basketball
WATSONVILLE—Pajaro Valley High boys basketball head coach Eddie Marin has seen plenty of ups and downs during his short tenure with the program.
One of those low moments he’d like to put behind him was last year after going winless in his first season as...
Local track and field athletes advance to CCS Championships
Aptos senior hurler Logan Brantley extended his season for one more week after he advanced to the Central Coast Section Track and Field Championships set for Saturday evening at Gilroy High School.
The Mariners’ standout athlete completed throws of 56 feet,1-1/2 inches and 175-10 in...
Prep Athletes of the Week: Watsonville’s Mathew Silva, Aaliyah Arellano
The Pajaronian’s Prep Athletes of the Week were selected based on their performances during the week of Sept. 22-28. Coaches and athletic directors are encouraged to submit nominations to sports editor Juan Reyes at [email protected].
Boys
Mathew Silva (Sr.), Watsonville: The Wildcat two-way player was a...
‘Catz clinch PCAL Cypress title | Girls cross country
SALINAS—Watsonville High’s Katelynn Ruiz is quickly turning into one of the top cross country runners in the area this season.
The freshman sensation won the Cypress Division race in 19 minutes, 50 seconds at Saturday morning’s Pacific Coast Athletic League Championships at Toro County Park,...
Local teams prepare for upcoming postseason runs | CCS basketball playoffs
Several local high school basketball boys and girls teams qualified for the upcoming Central Coast Section postseason which officially tips off this weekend.
A handful of league champions will have some time off with byes in the first and second rounds, while others will begin...
‘Catz boys’ soccer team picks up a non-league victory against San Benito | Sports Roundup
The Watsonville boys’ soccer team bounced back after it suffered its first loss of the season with a 2-0 victory against San Benito on Tuesday in non-league action.
Seniors Angel Tarelo and Mateo Arias scored goals for the Wildcatz, who recorded their fifth win by...
Mariners lose heartbreaker in PK shootout to Los Gatos | CCS boys soccer
For a split second, it seemed like Aptos this past weekend was finally breaking the curse of getting past the opening round in the Central Coast Section playoffs.
But instead of knocking in the game-winning goal on a spectacular header in overtime, senior Nami Banks...
St. Francis, Aptos ousted from CCS playoffs | Girls volleyball
St. Francis saw its historical season come to a close after an early exit in the Central Coast Section playoffs on Tuesday evening.
The No. 3 seeded Sharks fell to No. 6 Crystal Springs in three sets 25-18, 25-14, 25-21 in the Division V quarterfinals.
Senior...
Watsonville nurses rally against ICU closure
Several dozen Watsonville Community Hospital nurses and staff warned Wednesday that closing the hospital’s Intensive Care Unit—an idea they said officials have floated amid...
